| Descriptor English: | Carboxylic Acids | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Ácidos Carboxílicos                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Ácidos Carboxílicos | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Acides carboxyliques | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Acid, Carboxylic Acids, Carboxylic Carboxylic Acid  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        D02.241 | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002264 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Organic compounds containing the carboxy group (-COOH). This group of compounds includes amino acids and fatty acids. Carboxylic acids can be saturated, unsaturated, or aromatic. | 
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| Annotation: | do not confuse with CARBOCYCLIC ACIDS see ACIDS, CARBOCYCLIC | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        AD                                                            administration & dosage AE adverse effects AG agonists AI antagonists & inhibitors AN analysis BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CH chemistry CL classification CS chemical synthesis EC economics HI history IM immunology IP isolation & purification ME metabolism PD pharmacology PK pharmacokinetics PO poisoning RE radiation effects SD supply & distribution ST standards TO toxicity TU therapeutic use UR urine  | 
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| Previous Indexing: | 
                                                Acids (1966-1970) Fatty Acids (1966-1970)  | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 73 | 
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| History Note: | 73(71) | 
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| DeCS ID: | 2305 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D002264 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1973/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2020/05/27 | 
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                                        CHEMICALS AND DRUGS
 
Organic Chemicals [D02]Organic Chemicals 
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| Scope note | Organic compounds containing the carboxy group (-COOH). This group of compounds includes amino acids and fatty acids. Carboxylic acids can be saturated, unsaturated, or aromatic. | 
| Preferred term | Carboxylic Acids | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Acid, Carboxylic                                                 Acids, Carboxylic Carboxylic Acid  | 
                                
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